{"id":140988,"date":"2021-02-17T10:20:44","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T15:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=140988"},"modified":"2021-02-17T10:28:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T15:28:14","slug":"biden-contradicts-press-secretary-says-school-reopening-plan-for-five-days-a-week-in-class-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-contradicts-press-secretary-says-school-reopening-plan-for-five-days-a-week-in-class-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Contradicts Press Secretary, Says School Reopening Plan For \u2018Five Days A Week\u2019 In-Class Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-contradicts-press-secretary-says-school-reopening-plan-for-five-days-a-week-in-class-learning%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=140988&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-1231206758.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>President Joe Biden, during a CNN townhall Tuesday night, contradicted his press secretary\u2019s earlier statement about the administration\u2019s goal for reopening schools.<\/p>\n<p>Back in December, Biden pledged \u201cto bring the coronavirus pandemic under enough control to open most of the nation\u2019s schools during his first 100 days as president.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt should be a national priority to get our kids back into school and keep them in school,\u201d Biden&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/joe-biden-health-coronavirus-pandemic-80275870d7fca89bd38992a611b26616\">said<\/a> at the time. \u201cIf Congress provides the funding, we need to protect students, educators and staff. If states and cities put strong public health measures in place that we all follow, then my team will work to see that the majority of our schools can be open by the end of my first 100 days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last week, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was asked what Biden meant by reopening schools, whether that meant teachers in the classroom with students, kids in a classroom with a screen, or something else. Psaki responded by saying Biden\u2019s \u201cgoal that he set is to have the majority of schools, so more than 50 percent, open by day 100 of his presidency. And that means some teaching in classrooms. So at least one a day week, hopefully it\u2019s more. And obviously it is as much as is safe in each school and local district.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pressed further, Psaki said Biden defined schools being open as \u201cTeaching at least one day a week in the majority of schools by day 100.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The majority of schools in the nation were already hitting that benchmark, and the Biden administration received pushback for setting such a weak goal, given most people\u2019s assumption when the president said he wanted schools open meant a return to pre-pandemic normal.<\/p>\n<p>Now, a week after Psaki\u2019s claim drew a backlash, Biden said he <em>did<\/em> mean that schools would be open \u201cfive days a week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden also appeared to blame Psaki and his communications team for the discrepancy, saying the claim that he only meant in-person learning once a week was \u201cnot true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what was reported. That\u2019s not true,\u201d Biden said of Psaki\u2019s statement. \u201cThat was a mistake in the communications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the same townhall event, Biden also explained by he no longer included high schools in his target for reopening.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I am talking about is, I said opening the majority of schools in K-8th grade, because they are the easiest to open, the most needed to be open because of the impact on children and families having to stay home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>As Axios <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/biden-100-day-school-reopen-goal-reality-abd66dfc-5d1d-4917-b026-b53f7f84c062.html\">reported<\/a> earlier this month, some of Biden\u2019s political advisers began privately warning the president that his goal to reopen schools would be difficult to meet. The outlet also noted that Biden has always insisted more funding for schools would be necessary for them to reopen, yet schools have already been appropriated billions in extra funding and have spent a small fraction of those funds.<\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden, during a CNN townhall Tuesday night, contradicted his press secretary\u2019s earlier statement about the administration\u2019s goal for reopening schools. 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